San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-22

Mrs. Dan Voorhees, died at Washing
ton, yesterday, Of acute peritOnitis.
Madame Neillson will marry Count
Merandi on the 18th Of February at Men,
tone.
wylie and X. Callahan are jagged at
Dallas.
The dominion parliament is called to
meet for the Dispatch OF business on
April z.
The Westminster hotel at Westmin-
ister, Il. c., burned, and three guests
cremated.
Mckinney, Texas. WAS visited by a
DISASTROUS fire. LO 8, 500 900; incur
ance $4,000.
A. s. Paddock was elected to succeed
Van Wyck, OF Nebraska, In the United
States senate.
The Texas senate and the new gov
ernOr may come into collision; the sem
ate is cranky.
Robinson thinks corOner's juries should
be abolished, and introduces bill for
that purposes.
Dallas and Galveston districts, X Of
L., have withdrawn from district rs
ave- zoe
The cabinet approve the new Irish
conspiracy bill; the commons will fight
over 1t fiercely.
Evictions for the present are suspend
cd In Limerick and the constables have
returned home.
The Baltimore and Ohio road compels
each employe to sign temperance
pledge or travel.
Philetus Sawyer, of Oshkosh. in the re-
publican choice for Wisconsin senator.
He will be elected.
Frances Joseph has appointed fifteen
new members TO the upper house OF the
Austrian reichsrath.
The national senate authorizes tue
construction Of high bridge over the
Mississippi at ST. LOais.
A shooting scrape at Bonneville, |.
r, took place yesterday; fifteen shots
were fired and no one hit.
Two assassins at White PlsiDs, N. Y.
finding that they could not escape the
officers committed suicide.
The New York Suns special from
Rome denies that the nope has censured
McGlynn,m much less deposed.
Brussels generals meet to consider
mobilization. They expect war on the
Belgian frontier in May next.
The Italian government has bought
the national line steamer. America, and
will convert her into a cruiser.
Germany Ia treating with the vatican
for twenty-year concordat. The pres
ent one only applies TO Prussia.
The bark Caterina, from Cardiff for
Aspinwall, has foundered In Bristol
channel. Twelve persons were drowned.
trade between Galveston and Corpus
Chris since the Arkansas was taken of
the route.
Mr.. Newton, of Tarrsnt, wants the
legislature to put an occupation tax of
$500 on retail pistol sellers and Of $500
on Wholesalers.
DR.. c. N. Moore, prominent physi-
clan, Of Erie, Pa, is said to be dying
from the effects Of constant use Of CO.
caine to ally pain.
Miss Van Zandt tries TO see Spies, dis.
guised as a young gentleman. The die
guise was discovered, and the young
lady will be taken out of town Temporal
rily.
The Illinois live stock commissioners
file with the governor Of that state seri-
GUS reports Of the alarming prevalence
Of pleuro-preumonia In the vicinity OF
Chicago.
The tenants on Griffith's estate In
Clare demand reduction OF 80 per cent.
Ii the londlord refuses to grant the re.
duction the tenants will adopt the plan
Of campaign.
Fritz Steinholz, Harris county farm
er, was robbed Of $4,000 and family Jew
els, the savings If 3 years. The wife
shot one Of the masked gang. Officers
are in pursuit.
The remains Of Cluverius, who was
hung in Richmond Friday last, have
been buried in the private grounds OF
his aunt, Mrs. Tunstall, in King and
Queen county.
Ross feels that he has made mistake
In antagonizing Swearingen, and is man
enough to say so. He had understood
that Swearlngen WAS not in harmony
with his administration.
Judge Flanagan has refused to grant
his tenants In Clare reduction Of 80 per
cent. The tenants consequen tly adopted
the plan Of campaign and appointed
trustees to receive rents.
The train men on the Fort Worth and
Denver, having received notice of con-
spiracy to attack the train at Paint
water tank, went by on the rush and
were received with shower OF revolver
shots; no one hit.
Eleven thousand pieces of Ga heavy
woolens, the entire production to date OF
the Merchants Woolen Company ard
Norfolk Mills, will be peremptorily sold
at auction at New York on Jan. 26 on a
credit of six months.
The disputes between British and
French agents at Dongarita In the
Roumali country. East Africa, have
been adjusted. Both agents have been
ordered by their respective governme hts
to withdraw simultaneously.
Miller, of Texas, Introduces bill before
congress 70 appropriate 100000 for
relief Of Freedman's saving bank de-
positors; also TO amend national bank
laws in accordance with recommends
tions of Comptroller Trenholm.
Messrs Conybeare, Fry, Harrington,
Mahoney and Sheehan, members OF par.
lament, sent telegram to Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach, chief secretary for ireland,
asking him to visit Glenbeigh to see
what the government permits.
The Prince OF Wales, Grand Master
Mason of England, has granted q war
rant for the formation of an Anglo
American lodge in England for the pur-
pose Of affording Americans resident
there the facilities Of the order.
Law Gould Ia aaid IN ha hahind tho